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LADYS SLIP Filed May 28, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ETFEH M INVENTOR M a wy I. U U W E] [1 [1 ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 11, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2.29am v 7 I w LADYS sLn'I Mary Lou Wood, New York, N. Y., asslgnor to Julius Kayser & 00., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New vYork Application May 28, 1941, Serial No. 395,504

1 Claim. -(Cl. 2-7: T

This invention relates to improvements in ladies slips of the type in which sections of cumferential direction to permit the garment to pass over the shoulders without the necessity for openings with fastening means. Another object of the invention is to provide a garment with a section of straight-cut fabric in the lower front portion where the use of bias-cut fabric has certain objections, and to employ bias-cut sections of fabric only in those portions of the garment where circumferential stretch is most desirable. Still another object of the invention is 'to form a garment with a" single, main section of straight-cut fabric extending from the upper to the lower edges of the front portion and around the sides and parts of the back of the waist portion and the lower-portion of the garment, in combination with one or more bias-cut sections of fabric forming the central lower back, the upper back, and the upper sides, and portions of the upper front of the garment, so as to.

distribute the straight-cut and the bias-cut material in those portions of the garment where the characteristics of such straight and bias-out fabrics are most desirable. Still another object is to provide a garment having combined sections of bias and straight-cut fabric with a shadowproof panel of bias-cut fabric of single or double ply embodied in the construction.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, il-

lustrated in the accompanying drawings, and

particularly pointed out in the appended claim, it being understood that various changes in the form and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof. In these drawings, the bias and straight-cut fabrics are so indicated, and Fig. l is a front view showing one form of the garment on the wearer; Fig. 2 is a back view of the same; Fig. 3 is a, corresponding view, but showing only part of a garment with a modified construction; and Fig. 4 is a back view of a flattened out garment and showing a slightly modified construction.

Referring toFigs. 1 and2 of the drawings, this form of the garment comprises a main front section i of straight-cut fabric which extends from the lower edge I to the center front upper edge! and extends around the sides at the waist portion to form the entire lower skirt portion except for a center back-portion 9 of bias-cut material extending from the lower edge I'II'Ito a horizontal seam II extending between the upper rear extremities I5 of the main part 6, and this back portion 9 is preferably formed of material more closely woven or knitted than the main part 6, or is of heavier material in order to serve as a shadow-proof panel. The seam II connects the upper edge of the panel 9 to a bias-cut back portion I2 which extends to the upper rear edge I3 and extends around the sides of the upper body to form the front bust portions I4 which are connected by means of seams I8 to the upper part of the main section 8, the bust portions It being shaped by means of seams I6 or otherwise to properly fit or shape the garment to the bust of the wearer, and the usual shoulder straps I! are connected to the upper extremities of the front parts I 4 and to the upper edge I 3 at the back of the garment.

An important feature of the invention is the arrangement of the seams I8 which extend from' the front to the back of the garment and connect the lower edges of the bias-cut back and side portions I2 and bust parts I4 with the upper edges of the main section 6. The seam II is located somewhat below the waist or narrowest part of the garment, so that there is a substantial proportion of bias-cut fabric at the narrowest part of the garment in order to give substantial circumferential stretch where such stretch is most-required for the passage of the garment over the shoulders of the wearer. From the extremities of the seam I I the seams I8 slope upwardly around the waist ortion to the front and extend to the upper edge 8 of the front bust portion. The seams I8 intersect the waist line at or about midway between the back and front of the garment. I

, In the modified form of the garment as shown at Fig. 3 the seams I8 are arranged in the same manner, but the connecting seam I I is dispensed with and the parts 9 and I2 shown at Fig. 2 are formed in Fig. 3 as one integral piece I9 of biascut fabric. This construction may be used when additional shadow-proofing is unnecessary. In this form of the garment the bias-cut fabric may be of heavier material than the straight-cut fabric so as to give shadow-proofing in the rear panel and greater strength in the bust portion.

Referring to Fig.4 the garment h'ere shown is similar to that shown at Figs. 1 and 2 in all respects except in the construction of the shadow- I Instead of the panel 9 of heavier material, the

garment shown in Fig. 4 is made with a bias-cut section 20 which may be an integral part of the upper section l2 or may be connected thereto by the seam 2|; and an additional section 22 of bias-cut fabric is superimposed 'upon the sec- 1 tion zll-so as to form a double ply, shadow-proof panel 20, 22 in lace of the single ply, shadowfrom the spirit of the invention within the scope proof panel 9,-Figs. 1 and 2.

' Although the drawings and the above-specification disclose the best modes in which I have contemplated embodying my invention, I desire to be in'no way limited to the details of such disclosure, for in the further practical application of my invention many changes in form and proportions may be made as circumstances require or experience suggests without departing of the appended claim.

I claim:

A lady's slip of straight-cut and bias-cut fabric panels combined together to form the garment, comprising a main'front panel of straight-cut fabric having a relatively narrow upper part forming the center front of the top of the garment, the side edges of said upper part being concave and diverging toward the waist line of .the garment and extending downwardly below the waist line to points spaced from each other at the garment back, the remaining side edges of said mainfront panel diverging from each other from said spaced points to the lower edge of the garment, in combination with a back panel of bias-cut fabric having upper and lower portions, the lower portion forming the rear central section of the skirt and having downwardly diverging side edges stitched to the lower side edges of the main front panel, the upper portion extending upwardly and around to the front of the garment and forming the bust portions thereof, the side edges of said upper portions of the back panel being convex and stitched to the concave edges of the upper part of said main front panel.

MARY LOU WOOD. 

